We are excited to welcome a new comic to our pages! Starting this week, you’ll see “Stone Soup,” by Jan Eliot. The new strip takes the place of “For Better or for Worse,” which is no longer being produced and has been in re-runs since July 2010. To continue reading strips from the “For Better or for Worse” archive, go to fborfw.com. — Tucker Shaw, Features Editor

In an effort to keep it fresh, sound systems have replaced fiddlers and banjos, and square-dance callers are using blues, jazz and pop. It is as likely these days to dance to Bruno Mars or Michael Jackson as Garth Brooks.